I don't think I want to buy a new A8, after reading their forum for the past year...
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I don't think I want to buy a new A8, after reading their forum for the past year...
I am scared of getting one and having the warranty run out. Those people are having major fit and finish problems that should never have left the factory. Some of them a receiving little support for their needs. It could be a very expensive proposition. They look great though....
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I think Audi farmed out quality control to Malcolm Bricklin on the D3; jdpower agrees
I went to jdpower.com and compared the 04 and 05 A8 to the 7 Series and the S class Benz of the same year. iDrive (you crazy) and all, the Beemer rates better; the Benz is about the same, overall, as the D3 -- which is to say, lousy.
Went back, plugged in the LS430 for those years, and it thumps them all soundly. Maybe those pictures posted earlier today of the A8 full of pickaxes were taken by the owner, who did the work himself...<ul><li><a href="http://jdpower.com/cc/auto/ratings/vehicles/FindJdAwards.jsp">jdpower</a></li></ul>
Went back, plugged in the LS430 for those years, and it thumps them all soundly. Maybe those pictures posted earlier today of the A8 full of pickaxes were taken by the owner, who did the work himself...<ul><li><a href="http://jdpower.com/cc/auto/ratings/vehicles/FindJdAwards.jsp">jdpower</a></li></ul>
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Yeah, Bricklin of Yugo fame, also, now about to import bad Chinese cars
Scary article in the NYer about his new project -- autos engineered by people who don't drive...<ul><li><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050926fa_fact2">malcolm bricklin strikes again</a></li></ul>
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Educate me, James. Is JD Power controlled by an evil Nipponese cabal?
Just curious. I thought they collected consumer satisfaction and frequency of repair information and reported it to the public. What do you know that I don't? Enlighten me.
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